Rookie mistake

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I finished a sweater for Mr. Aitch’s grand niece’s first birthday and I’m not happy with the result.

Funny how I didn’t see the lopsidedness of the snap band and the ridges until I took the pics.

I didn’t want to pick up all those stitches for a button band and should have just done a 4-5 stitch edging on the two front edges as I was knitting. But no. I wanted to add a fabric button band and snaps to make it easier to fasten and unfasten. Not matching up the horizontal ridges was a rookie mistake. I had such a time of getting those snaps on (I broke three in the process) that I just want to be done with it.

The party is Sunday and I’m debating on whether I should just remove the sewn on button/snap band and knit it OR give it as is and be embarrassed to gift such shoddy work. And we know that I won’t do the later…

Weathering the weather

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Thank you for all your good wishes for my health. I ended up going to the clinic and three hours later was diagnosed with bronchitis. At least it wasn’t pneumonia…something that I’ve had more often than I care to admit. With 48 hours of meds in my system I’m not 100% but getting better. At least I want to knit now!

Winter Storm Stella didn’t dump as much snow to cripple our area…thankfully. We got about eight to ten inches of the white stuff. Enough to cause cancellations for many activities but not the end of the world amount. I have serious issues about the way the media hypes up every snowfall into a major, life-threatening disaster. They have cried wolf too many times for me to believe most of it. Now I did believe we were going to get some snow but I wasn’t going to stay glued to the TV for up to the minute blow-by-blow account of where it was. For the hour I spent in the waiting room at the clinic the only topic was Stella on the Weather Channel. I get the need to inform/warn people but not to cause panic. And that’s what was happening. No news or weather about the rest of the country. It was all about Stella. S-T-T-E-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A Makes the decision to not have TV so much easier. We’ve been unplugged from that idiot box for several years and I don’t miss it at all.

It boils down to common sense. If you live in an area that gets bad weather: tornadoes, hurricanes, snow storms, rain storms, floods, dust storms, droughts, then be aware. Be prepared. Help your neighbors and community.

OK, rant over.

How are you feeling? Did Stella come to visit you?

Under the weather

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I’ve been sick since Thursday evening. It all began with a sore throat and plugged up sinuses.

Then on Friday my nose decided to get into the act. I started using cotton handkerchiefs to catch the drips.

By Saturday I was achy and miserable. In fact I received some yummy yarn in the mail and I didn’t feel like opening the package. Have you ever felt so bad that your favorite activity doesn’t even interest you? I haven’t picked up my knitting needles since Thursday evening.

Sunday was better in that my sinuses seem to be clear. But now I have a terrible cough that sounds as if my lungs will come right out of my mouth.

I am so hoping that my doctor can squeeze me in today for an appointment just so we can rule out pneumonia.

Mr. Aitch has been taking great care of me…cooking and washing the dishes. ❤️

Monday night and Tuesday morning we will be under a different kind of weather. A late winter snow storm! ❄️ 🌨 Maybe I’ll feel better and knit while watching the snow pile up.